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The Adventures of Howdy Doody is a British children's television programme produced by Associated-Rediffusion and broadcast by ITV from 24 September 1956 to 19 January 1962. Consisting of various live-action and puppet characters, it was based on the American series Howdy Doody, which aired on NBC at the time.

After completing its daily run in 1962, the series continued through Flub-a-Dub's Club, a live tour centering around the show's breakout character, Flub-a-Dub that ran until 1964.

Background
In 1953, NBC approached the BBC about adapting Howdy Doody for British audiences. While the BBC declined their offer, claiming that the idea was "too American", NBC did not give up. Before ITV launched in 1955, NBC contacted the soon-to-be broadcaster about making their own version of Howdy Doody.

Characters

 * Howdy Doody (voiced by Murray Kash) - The titular character who acts as the series' presenter. He is a freckle-faced, childlike marionette dressed in cowboy garb.
 * Dilly Dally (voiced by Libby Morris) - The naive best friend of the title character who can be often easily manipulated.
 * Flub-a-Dub (voiced by Murray Kash) - A strange creature who is a combination of eight different animals.
 * Hector Hamhock Bluster (voiced by David Graham) - Introduced as an ill-tempered elderly man who served as a foil to the other characters, he mellowed out significantly as the series progressed.
 * Clarabell Hornblow (played by Oliver Postgate) - A mischievous, yet friendly clown who communicates via honking two horns.